Pleiku Airport — Pleiku, Vietnam

Pleiku Airport, coded PXU, serves the city of Pleiku in Vietnam's Central Highlands, a region that was the site of intense military activity during the Vietnam War, including a major U.S. Army airbase and the 1965 Pleiku attack that helped prompt escalated American involvement in the conflict. Today, PXU operates as an ordinary domestic civilian airport, connecting Pleiku to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City and supporting the Central Highlands' coffee-growing economy, one of Vietnam's most productive coffee regions. The airport's wartime history is a notable historical fact about the area, though PXU's current role is entirely civilian, serving business travelers, coffee traders, and tourists exploring the highlands' cooler climate and ethnic minority cultures.